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Govt plans to include 170 AYUSH packages in AB-PMJAY, stores for traditional medicines in tehsils
"Discussions with insurance companies to finalise the package cost...
Out-of-pocket health expenditure declined to from 64.2 % in 2013-14 to 39.4% in 2021-22: NITI Aayog
V K Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog “This decline in...
Omicron BA.2 less severe than its original and Delta variants : Study
Patients with Delta and original Omicron variants were also more likely to need hospitalisation, invasive ventilation and intensive care admissions, according to the study, which has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network Open...
“India to witness 80 per cent increase in investment of digital healthcare tools in the next 5 years”: Jitendra Singh
Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State, Prime Minister's Office "India has all the essential ingredients for the exponential growth in this sector, including a large population, a robust pharma and medical supply chain, smartphone users, and technical manpower. As...
21.4 lakh new TB cases reported in India in 2021; 18% higher than previous year
While the COVID-19 pandemic impacted TB programmes across the world, India was able to successfully offset the disruptions through the introduction of critical interventions in 2020 and 2021, which led to the National TB Elimination Programme notifying over 21.4 lakh...
IRDA forms Rakesh Joshi panel to suggest measures to expand health insurance
The panel will arrive at ways and means to increase the penetration of health insurance in India including identifying issues and challenges in the entire value chain and making recommendations to overcome them Hyderabad: In a bid to achieve the goal of...
Fungal infection list launched by WHO flags global health threat
"Emerging from the shadows of the bacterial antimicrobial resistance pandemic, fungal infections are growing, and are ever more resistant to treatments, becoming a public health concern worldwide," said Dr Hanan Balkhy, WHO Assistant Director-General for antimicrobial...
Australian health insurer says data of all customers hacked
“Our investigation has now established that this criminal has accessed all our private health insurance customers' personal data and significant amounts of their health claims data,” Medibank chief executive David Koczkar said in a statement to the Australian...
Heat-related deaths in India increased by 55% from 2000-2004 to 2017-2021
Improvements in air quality will help to prevent deaths. In 2020, over 330,000 people died in India due to exposure to particulate matter from fossil fuel combustion New Delhi: Warning that health is at the mercy of fossil fuels, from 2000-2004 to 2017-2021...
Unilever recalls aerosol dry shampoos over cancer risk
The move once again raises questions about the safety of aerosols in personal-care products. In the past year and a half, a number of aerosol sunscreens have been pulled from shelves, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Neutrogena, Edgewell Personal Care Co.’s Banana Boat...
Uganda reports worrisome increase in Ebola cases in capital
There is no proven vaccine for the Sudan strain of Ebola that's circulating in Uganda. Ugandan officials by Thursday had documented more than 1,800 Ebola contacts, 747 of whom had completed 21 days of monitoring for possible signs of the disease that manifests as a...
Fitbit sued in Australia for misleading consumers on faulty devices
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said between May 2020 and February 2022, Fitbit claimed consumers will not be entitled to a refund unless they returned a faulty product within 45 days of purchase or shipment, which is in not in accordance...